Music Blog

With only two days left in the year, we bring you the official results of our listener poll for the best albums of 2008. One striking difference from last year's listener top 20 (aside from being, well, 10 instead of 20) is that fully one half of the albums you picked are from Portland bands. Either this means that this was a great year for Portland music, or we've been more successful in brainwashing you. I like to think it's a little of both.

10) The Walkmen: You & Me (Gigantic)
MP3: "In the New Year"
 

9) Weinland: La Lamentor (Badman)
MP3: "Sick as a Gun"

 

8) Portishead: Third (Mercury)
VIDEO: "Machine Gun"
 

7) Fleet Foxes: s/t (Sub Pop)
MP3: "White Winter Hymnal"
 

6) Horse Feathers: House With No Home (Kill Rock Stars)
MP3: "Curs in the Weeds"
 

5) TV on the Radio: Dear Science, (DGC/Interscope)
VIDEO: "Dancing Choose"
 

4) Point Juncture, WA: Heart to Elk (Mt. Fuji)
MP3: "Sioux Arrow"
 

3) Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
MP3: "Skinny Love"
 

2) Blitzen Trapper: Furr (Sub Pop)
MP3: "Gold for Bread"
 

1) Blind Pilot: 3 Rounds and a Sound (Expunged)
MP3: "Go On, Say It"

Tagged: Best of 2008